A Faith of Our Own

What I love most about this book is its optimism.

I first heard about this during a Relevant series "Why I am a Christian [______]" (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, Non-Voter). Being fiercely independent, I cheered when I read Merritt's portion and saw a blurb about this book.

In the midst of reading it, I tweeted that I was going to sue Merritt for royalties, him having written a book that echoes so much of what I've been thinking and saying over the last few years.

But where I'm by nature a pessimist, seeing only that Christians in the culture wars have "ruined it" for the rest of us, and turned our witness into an apology for who we've been (a la the confessional scene in Don Miller's "Blue Like Jazz"), Merritt offers a brazen optimism for the future. That there are other Christians fighting for a truer and uncompromised faith. I was floored with the thought "I'm not alone?" or even sometimes "I'm not alone!" as I read this.

Maybe there's hope for us.

Whether you're like me, or you're entrenched in the culture wars and willing to read a different perspective, pick this up. It's profound, true, emotional, and deep. I loved it, and I can't wait to go back and read Merritt's first book.